SOUTH AMERICA 2013

Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia and Wong Kar-Wai’s Happy Together, along with images of the extreme: eerie salt flats of Uyuni, diverse wildlife in the Pantanal, marvelous cities of Buenos Aires and Rio de Janerio, the enchanted mountains and glaciers of Patagonia have long cast a South American spell on us. To make an extensive backpacking trip in South America has become our dream in recent years.

We will begin our journey in Buenos Aires, the bustling Argentinean capital. From BA we will fly to the Iguazu Falls and continue our journey into Brazil. After weeks of lush wetlands, hill towns, modernist architecture, and magnificent cities in Brazil, we will move on to the cloud forests, colonial towns and Andean highlands of Bolivia. From the Bolivian highlands, we will gradually descend to the northwest of Argentina, and then to the Chilean desert of Atacama. Heading south, we will detour at the Chilean Lake District and Chiloe Islands before reaching the magical Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. At the southernmost land in the world other than Antarctica, we will indulge ourselves with mountain and ice trekking, topped with a feast of southern seafood. Our journey will end with New Year countdown in Valparaiso of Chile.

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Wow! Calvin and Angela, I am so excited for you guys! Looking at your photos is bringing back such good memories of South America. You will have an awesome time, I’m sure. Looking forward to reading about where you head next and seeing your beautiful pictures. 🙂